Cigarette paper booklet



H. H. STRAUS 2,087,786 CIGARETTE PAPER-BOOKLET July 20," 1937. v

Filed Feb. 4, 1935 I Q NVENT'cSR any .51 Us 5 '5 Y 4 ueJ w I HI ORNEY Patented July 20, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,087,786 CIGARETTE PAPER BOOKLET Harry H. Straus, New York, Y. Application February; 4, 1935, Serial No.' 4,816

-1Claim.

. My invention relates to improved cigarette blanks or boards forthe obverse and reverseportions of the cover, a sheet secured to both cover boards spanning the gap between the same serving as the hinge member, a printed finish sheet of paper attached to the outer faces of the obverse and reverse portions of the cover boards, separately printed sheets for the inner faces of the respective obverse and reverse portions of the cover, etc., all of which parts are handled and applied manually.

Such constituency of individual items and neoessarily manually assembled, prohibits manufacture under conditions of high labor costs, and further the appearance of the product is critically subject to the human equation.

Mechanically, the above referred to booklet is provided with a band of elastic, i. e., .strands of rubber enclosed in fabric, the ends of the elastic being tied in a knot or equivalent, the elastic passing through a perforation in one cover, and attempt made, but not successfully and at least clumsily carried out in commercial practice, to conceal such' knot by applying the above stated printed sheet applied to the inner face of the cover boardv to which the elastic was attached. Pursuant tomy invention, the cover is a single entity, that-is, a blank inclusive of obverse and reverse cover portions, backbone, and the indicia of brand, trade-mark, and other trade data printed upon the opposing faces of the blank, the backbone formed by milling the blank at its innerfiiface' substantially centrally of the blank,

to providethe desired hinged action of the thus: k f i tt formed obverse and reverse'cover portions and to '5 ac o c gare 6 paper efiect a pocket-like formation for the reception of the bloc of leaves of cigarette paper, the. closure means beingin the form of an endless band of rubber anchored by a staple to a cover portion; the ends of the staple being submerged and concealed within the material of the blank.

Further features and objects of the inventionform of ananchored band' of rubber having a manipulating piece.

Fig. 2 is, a perspective View of the booklet of Fig. 1, shown in an open position preparatory for dispensing a single leaf at a time. 5

Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, on a somewhat enlarged scale.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a preferred form of cover of the booklet.

Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view on line 5-5 of 10 Fig. 4, on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the preferred form of the invention shown in the drawing, the cover 10 is preferably formed of relatively heavy stock, advantageously paper stock. bearing on its exterior l5 printed or like indicia indicated at ll, such'as.

the brand of the cigarette paper, name and address of manufacturer or distributor, advertising information, etc. Preferably, also, the backound of the exterior of the cover! is colored ,by a printing or like medium, inclusive of an appropriate outline, diagram, etc. indicated at l2. Such outline I2 is usually arrangedin symmetrical relation to the edges of the cover and in particular to the margin I3 ofthe front or obverse portion of the cover with its backbone l4, and correspondingly for the reverse portion of the cover by milling at the inner face 2 la of the stockto effect the relatively relief marginal edges l3, I6. Any desired printing l3a may be applied to the inner face of either or both of the obverse and reverse cover portions. By such milling, corresponding indentations, see I'l, I8, are produced on the inner face of thestock, a vital feature resulting in partially breaking down the structure of the relatively thick paper or like stock to provide the hinge action thereat, see Figs. 2 and 3, and to eflect a pocket-like formation for receiving and retaining at one edge the bloc or 40 An advantageous procedure in manufacture isv had by efiecting milling at the face 2la: concomitantly with the printing, see Figs. 4 and 5, thus attaining the stated operations at a substantially single stage of treatment and from a single 5 blank of stock, thereby appreciably'r'educing the cost of manufacture, inclusive of costs of material andlabor. The procedure is also advantageous in insuring commercially perfect register of the applied printing -and outline of the parts.

By such indentations I'I, l8,'spaced from one another to provide the desired dimension of the backbone l4, thematerial of the stock intermediate the stated indentations is preserved in sub- Stantially its original stiffness or strength, as

well as maintaining its flat face between the edges [1, i8, whereby upon applying the adhesive is at the inner edge of the bloc 20 of the superposed individual leaves of cigarette paper and/or upon the inner face 2 la of the backbone, such adhesive serves jointly to individually and combinedly impart sufiicient permanence to maintain the bloc as a whole within the cover and at the same time to permit any leaf to be manually removed singly from the bloc without disturbance of the remaining leaves.

Inexpensive and readily operable closure means for the booklet, is highly desirable, in view of the friability of leaves of cigarette paper and the essential of preserving each leaf in flat status, efiective as the bloc or stack is gradually dispensed, such closure means being advantageously in the formof a rubber band 2-2, suitably anchored, say to the outer face of the reverse cover portion I5, preferably by a wire staple 23, the band having a finger piece 24 integral with the band, and the. band anchored at a location in opposition to its finger piece portion. A wire or like -mechanically applied staple insures certainty ofanchorage without rupture of the rubber band, and the further especial advantage that the ends 23a, 23a, see Figs. 3 and 4, are submerged within the inner face of the stock, eliminating the danger of abrasion or cutting of the fingers of the user while handling and dispensing the individual leaves, and gains neatness of appearance.

Notches at the lateral edges of the obverse and/or reverse portions of the cover may be provided to hold the band 22 in closing position.

It will be observed that as the leaves are dispensed, accompanied by consequent reduction of the thickness of the stack, the hinge-like scores i1, i8 function to compensate for such reduction and maintain the book-like appearance of the cover and its contents. The inner face 2 la which has been subjected to milling may be colored identical with the background color of the inner faces of the obverse and reverse covers of the booklet, as by manually applying such color in the form of ink or the like; the coloring of the inner face 2la. may also be attained by incorporating color in a suitableadhesive and the adhesive applied to the inner face Zla of the backbone to serve jointly for retaining the bloc of cigarette paper leaves.

- As appears from the drawing, and as is apparent from the preceding disclosure of my invention, each sheet of cigarette paper is cut squared at its opposite edges. Also, as appears from the drawing and as is apparent from the preceding disclosure of my invention, the backbone portion of the cover, when the squared cut leaves are adhesively assembled thereto, is positioned substantially squared relative to the obverse and reverse cover portions, the scored portions of the cover, defining the backbone portion relative to the respective obverse and reverse cover portions, extending outwardly relative to the squared face of the backbone portion of the thus assembled cigarette booklet.

From the above, it appears that my method of manufacture entails minimum costs of material and labor, and results in a product of improved operability and insured attractive appearance.

I claim:

A paper booklet comprising an outer cover of substantially integral material extending from the obverse to the reverse portions of the cover, the material being reduced in thickness transversely to define a relatively flexible backbone and the obverse and reverse portions'of the cover, and

a stack of superposed individual squared" cut.

leaves of paper positioned in adjacent relation to the inner face of the backbone portion, and adhesive means applied to the inner face of the backbone portion and to the juxtaposed. squared" face of the stack of said superposed individual leaves jointly retaining said superposed individual leaves as a stack and said leaves individually to the backbone portion, while permitting a leaf to be withdrawn from the stack without disturbance of the remaining leaves; of the stack, whereby the detachment or removal of the top leaves seriatum permits a narrowing of the backbone by flexing the backbone portion laterally over the leaves.

HARRY H. STRAUS. 

